Tim Donnelly

3 weeks ago | nygroove.nyc | Tim Donnelly

Tariffs come for us all eventually. Last month, they came for one of the best Taco Tuesday deals in the city. For ages, two of the hardest things to achieve in New York City restaurants have been size and longevity. More recently — as prices go up due to the erratic economic situation created by the current president— the hardest thing anywhere to find has been a good deal.

3 weeks ago | nygroove.nyc | Tim Donnelly

The first thing to know about Team Groove’s attempt to review the new world order of outdoor dining in New York City this spring is that it took us a while to find one. This week has been the most alluring weather of the year so far, with the weekend rain washing away last week’s heavy patina of pollen and the 70-degree sunshine lifting us out of our blogger caves by the nostrils like cartoon cats to a pie.

3 weeks ago | nygroove.nyc | Tim Donnelly

The bells of June have rung and that means primary election month is upon us. You've surely been subsisting on a steady diet of memes, acronyms, Crackhead Barney interviews and penalties coming out of the race to become the Democratic nominee for mayor and unseat Eric Adams. But how much do you know about the rest of the stuff on your ballot?

3 weeks ago | nygroove.nyc | Tim Donnelly

Let’s remember a time that wasn’t really so long ago, but whose excesses feel like slick fantasies now. It’s summer in New York and “Despacitio” is cranking out of every window. You’re on the way to the still-open Court Street theater to see one of three superhero movies that are dominating the box office; the top-grossing one isn’t even from Marvel, and it stars the universally beloved actor Gal Gadot.

3 weeks ago | nygroove.nyc | Tim Donnelly

The forecasts for this summer are already out and it’s expected to be (say it with me now): Hotter! Than! Average!The fact of the city getting seemingly hotter every summer — while utility prices continue to go up and the ever-warming planet creates a doom loop where we run machines to keep us cool that in turn further warm the planet — is not something we can handle here today.